Galt High School - Highlights Yearbook (Galt, CA)

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Immediately upon reaching Fairy Land she was taken into the presence of the lovely Queen Rose, who said, Little Sunbeam, you have broken a fairy law. 'l'he law that says 'All fairies must be inside the gates at sunsetf I have given you three chances but you have failed because of your love for light. The punishment for broken laws is banishment. But because of your faithful service l will give you a tiny torch that will light the paths of travellers. All of us have seen little Sunbeam. VVC call her Firefly. -Emma Nichols, '28. RECONCILED Miss Elliot was most certainly an old maid! But no one ever mentioned it, you may be sure. She had been a music teacher for years, no one knew just how long, and for about the same length of time she had lived in the little white house across the street from the Mansion House. The owner of the Mansion House had been dead seven long years, no one had lived there since his death except the old negro man whot took care of it. It was rumored that there was a cousin of old Mr.Bates who had inherited the property, but he, having always lived in the city, was not anxious to move to so small a town. One day a large carriage drove up in front of the Mansion House and stopped. Miss Elliot, who happened to be looking outiof the window, saw a tall, slender man, neatly dressed in a black suit, step out of the carriage, ex- tract a key from his pocket, unlock the gate and enter. .He walked slowly up the wide, smooth, path and even more slowly he mounted the steps, unlocked the great oak door, and went in, closing the door after him. Miss Elliot could not restrain her curiosity. She made all the inquiries possible without leaving the impression on anyone that she was interested. No matter how often she looked out of her window across at the big Mansion House she did not see anything of the man. She wondered if she had seen a vision, and she immediately decided to consult an occulist if some of her efforts refused to bring 1'esults. Now, Miss Elliot was by no means rich, but she was comfortable, and she kept everything so immaculate one would suppose she had hired help. Her rose garden, with its quaint old trellises, and arbors covered with lovely old- fashioned roses, was the pride of her rather dreary life. The lawn in front of the little white bungalow was never ragged or uneven and she always mowed it herself. ln Miss Elliot's parlor stood the old Baby Grand piano, a few chairs, a writing desk, and a large mahogany Victrola. ' That Victrola was the envy of the whole neighborhood. She did not have very many records, but she did not seem to care. She never played but one piece, and that was Sweet Genevieve. Every evening at exactly six o'clock she would begin playing Sweet Genevieve and she played and re-played it until she went to bed. That evening about the fourth time she had played it, she heard a knock at the door. She shut off the Victrola very painstakingly, then slowly went over and opened the door. The old negro man of Mr. Bates' confronted her, bowed very low and began apologetically, Miss Elliot, Marse -lack done sent word by me that if it wouldn't be too much bother, would you please not play that piece so much. You see, it makes him think of someone that he knew a long time ago, and it makes him sad a11d nervous, Marse -lack being sick and bad anyway, he hesitatingly Hnished. V IFifteenI

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lFqurteenl the pass was intercepted. Then the fullback fumbled the ball when receiving it from center and was lucky to recover it on his own ten-yard line. Fourth down and forty to go. A kick was their only choice. The kick was wild and landed two feet outside the sidelines-a safety. The fans went crazy, the ice was broken at last. However, that was not all that was broken, for the Tiger's morale-well, they just didn't have any after that. There were four minutes left and, with a completely broken team in front of them, the Bears were able to score a touchdown. The game ended with a final score of Bears, 10-Tigers, 0. -Irving Adams, '27, TOP O' THE VVORLD We stood on a white covered mountain And gazed on the valley below And tho't what a wonderous creation That was pure and beautiful as snow. For we stood on the top of the world, m Where strife and lust cannot go- VVhere we breath pure air And think pure thoughts And know we are far better so, Than living a life of luxury and ease Down in the city below, Down where toil and struggle and strife Soon make a wreck of a person's life, And make them wish they were back aga Cn the Top O' the World, in the land o Forever away from the toil and strife Free to live a happy life. y friend, in f God's Men -Hazel Cooper, '27, F IREFLYS TORCH Many years ago when fairies still roamed the earth, there lived a lovely little fairy whose mission was the spreading of sunshine in the dark corners of the forest. Late one afternoon, after a hard struggle, Sunbeam succeeded in gaining entrance to a dark glen. Tired out, she stopped to rest on the top of a giant fir tree where she fell asleep. When she awoke it was night. The dark ter- rified her above all things, but it was impossible to go back to Fairy Land because the gates closed at sunset. What could she do? just then she saw a light some distance away. She decided to fly to it. Anything is better than the dark, she thought. On approaching it she saw that it was a large fire-at campfire, a mortal would say, but Sunbeam knew not the language of mortals. Never before had she been so near to light. It so fascinated and delighted her that she forgot everything. When the sun rose, Sunbeam was still Huttering around the embers of the fire. That night, instead of going back to Fairy Land, she again visited the campfire. On her third day's absence she received a summons to the Court of the Fairy Queen. In great remorse she hastened to obey.

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ESlxti:enfI A sad, rather sweet smile crossed Miss Elliot's firm but clear features, and she good naturedly answered, Really, Josh, l'm very sorry it disturbs your new master, and l shall be very careful not to play it so oftenf' He thanked her and bowed again, then started down the steps. Miss Elliott thrust out her hand in a detaining gesture as though to call him back. but she only sighed, turned slowly around and closed the door. She turned the light low and very slowly began to ascend the stairs. Far into the night she kept murmuring to herself, Can it be? O, can it be? Hut I knew-. 'llhe next day Miss Elliot gathered a large bouquet of yellow roses, placed them in a beautiful basket and started hesitatingly down the walk, out of the gate, across the road, and when she reached the gate of the Mansion House she drew a long breath and with a show of determination marched quickly up the steps and set the basket of roses on the porch. Quietly but hastily she walked back to her own home. Miss Elliott was very nervous and irritable that morning, She looked out of the window often, and she saw that the basket of roses was gone, About two o'clock she heard someone coming up the front steps. Her heart bounded and she smoothed down her hair and went to the door. XfVith her hand on the knob her heart almost failed her, but she resolutely opened the door. -Hazel Cooper, '27. A NVGRD FOR G!-XLT I can't for a moment imagine Vlfhy anyone talks aboutn Galtg lt isn't a bad place to live in, The ones that talk are at fault, It's merely a typical farm town, But it's full of attractions that's trueg So why should we be discouraged Because it displeases a few? A If you traveled about for ages, You'd come back to Galt once again, Because it's the good old home-town, No matter what troubles some feign. So forget your complaint and your grievance And remember the old Golden Rule, Be kind to your friends and your neighbors If you'd have them be kind to you! ' -Hazel Cooper, '27. 'FH E VICTORY The crowd rose to its feet yelling madly as jim Duncan, or Red as he was called by his schoolmates, made a spectacular shot, putting VVashington one point in the lead. The game ended without another score. Vffashington lost the next game by a close score and was eliminated from the running for the state championshipg but with the same team, the coach